Zombie Daughter topped 4.5 million, and the original author also praised it...Cho Jung-seok → Choi Yuri cast? There's no room for disagreement
Aug 18, 2025
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▶I'm curious about your feelings about watching the movie 'Zombie Daughter' and your favorite scene.
Since my hometown and filming location are the same as 'Namhae', it feels even more like I went down to my hometown and heard warm and friendly stories. Watching it makes me feel happy and comfortable, so I plan to continue watching it in the future. There are many favorite scenes, and the most attached of them is Jung-hwan (Cho Jung-seok) moving to the island by boat for Su-a (Choi Yu-ri) training. What is Jung-hwan thinking as he looks at the sea where the sun is coming out, it is a short moment, but I want to comfort him with the hope of Sua's training and the many hardships he will experience in the future. And Bamsoon (Lee Jung-eun) and Sua's Tikitaka scenes are always fun. I also like the scene where Ji-ho does his best in the egg rice scene.
▶The actors' high synchronicity is the talk of the town. Is the charm of the characters you imagined while drawing webtoons well conveyed through the screen?
It's an indisputable cast. The harmonious chemistry of the characters stands out and induces laughter, but the charm of the characters was well conveyed without any awkwardness. It seems that the actors are actually close to each other, so there is a synergy effect. Whenever Geum-dong, who played Ho-Jo-i, came out, I heard the sound of "Cute" everywhere.
▶If you have any impressive parts of the cinematic adaptation, please let me know.
Webtoons can only give visual pleasure, and the movie was impressed by the active use of dances and songs that can satisfy both audiovisual people. The dance of Sua, who became a zombie, was also very cute. The bright and cheerful melody and the lyrics that don't come very sadly, but BoA's 'Number One' also felt that way and it went well with the movie.
▶What message did you want to convey through the work? Do you think what you meant was well contained in the movie?
'Even though this world will abandon me, Dad will not give up on you', I wanted to tell you the love of the parents who gave everything for my beloved daughter. The director directed it so well and the actors' passionate performance was added to the movie, so the message was incorporated into the movie.
▶ Webtoon 'Zombie Daughter' was made into a movie following the animation. What do you think is the reason you were able to be reborn as a super IP?
Certainly, it can be said that Ho-jae had a 90% stake. As a cat butler, it was helpful to always observe and copy the cat's behavior. At the time of the serialization, a soldier who was searching saw Ho-ho and called him "Nabi~" When the scene of introducing himself by saying "Aeyong! Kim Ae-yong!" caused a lot of people to visit the webtoon "Zombie Daughter". I didn't think this scene would be a hot topic, so I thought I had a lot of luck. And I think it also played a part in drawing the story well so that those who first encountered 'Zombie Daughter' due to 'Aeyong' could enjoy Jung-hwan's story.
▶Please say something to readers and audiences who love the webtoon 'Zombie Daughter' and the movie 'Zombie Daughter'.
Thank you very much for listening to Jung Hwan's story. Thanks to your love for the original, I was able to come out with an animation and a movie. For those who have seen the movie first, I recommend you to try the fun of the original. My mother visited the theater for the first time in 50 years after the movie was released. I hope many people take this opportunity to visit the theater with their parents. I will come back with a good story someday.
The first domestic film to hit 4.5 million viewers this year, 'Zombie Daughter' is a comic drama of a daughter-baby father who has begun top-secret training to protect her daughter, who became the last zombie in the world, and is showing high praise.
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